Metal rail for windows, doors, and the like



l w. P.- LAWRENCE -METAL RAIL FOR WINDOWS', EBOOKS,v AND THE LIK Filed Oct. 5, 1922 er (yd:

I Immers fil Patented Get. 21, 1924.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

METAL RAIL FOR VJINDONS, DOORS, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed October 5, 1922.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. LAW- RENCE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Metal Rails for Windows, Doors, andthe like, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in metal rails for windows, doors, and the like, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a metal rail for windows, doors, and the like, which has means for locking a panel in place, without the necessity of using putty, molding, etc.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described in which the side subjected to varying weather conditions may be made from a weather resisting material, and in which the other side may be made from any material desired.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device ,of the type described in which the panel retaining means resembles the ordinary panel retaining molding.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which is adapted to be used for picture frames, signs, and the like.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which is extremely simple in construction, durable and efcient for the purpose intended, and which is not likely to easily get out of order.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out 'in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window construction made from the device,

Figure 2 is a transverse section through the rail,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the device,

Figure 4 is a section of a modied rail,

Figure 5 is a section of another form of rail` Figure 6 are front elevations of modified forms of portions of the ,deVC/Q, and

Serial No. 592,619.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of another modiiied form of the device.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a metal rail 1 which is made from a single sheet of material (see Figure 2). The rail is fashioned so as to provide a fixed molding 2 that engages with a panel 8. kU-shaped members 4 are disposed Within the rectangular chamber made by the rail and are spaced from each other. It will be noted from Figure 3 that the members 4 have slots 5 therein which are alined with the slot 6 of the rail l, and that the portion of the members disposed adjacent to the slot 6 have recesses 7 communicating with the slots 5. The members 4 are held in place with respect to the rail 1 by means of bending portions of the rail l which are adjacent to the recesses 7 into the recesses so that these portions 8 will bear against the inner wall of the members 4.

The rails l are shown in Figure l as forming the sashes of a window. It is obvious, however, that this type of rail may be employed for numerous other purposes. The panel of glass 3 is disposed between the rails and bears against the molding 2. A second molding 9 comprises an angular strip which is disposed in the alined slots 5 and 6. The angular portion 10 of the molding may be fashioned into various shapes so as to resemblev ordinary moldings. This molding takes the place of the putty or wood molding that is generally employed as the retaining means for Window panes. The sides of the slot 6 are forced toward each other so as to frictionally engage with the side 11 of the angle piece 9 and frictionally hold the latter in adjusted position. It will be seen from this construction that the plane 3 of glass or panel of wood is held in place.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. It is obvious that the panel 3 can be more quickly inserted in position when using the foregoing device, than it can when secured in place by the ordinary means. Furthermore, the assembled device provides a much neater construction than is possible when putty is used. The rails are hollow and are of much lighter weight than are wooden rails of the same dimensions. A door, window, or the like constructed with the metal rails will be relatively light in comparison with a door or' window of like size,

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1n Figure 4, T have shown a slightly modiiied form of rail. In this form of device the rail is constructed of two pieces of material 20 and 21 instead of one piece. This construction permits the rail to be made of two materials. The side of the rail which is exposed to the weather can be made of a material which el'ectually resists the varying conditions of the elements, while the inner side can be made of any material desired. The device shown in Figure 5 is identical to the device shown in Figure 4, except that the rail is composedot three pieces 30, 31, and 32. The pieces 2O and 21 are secured to each other by seaming at 22, and the pieces 30, 31 and 82 are secured to each other by seaming at The U-shaped members 4 may be also constructed in. a different way. In Figure G, I have shown a U-shaped member 4() which has a slot 41 and only one recess 42 in place of the recesses 7. Only one portion 8 of the rail 1 is bent into the recess 42. T have also shown another form of U-shaped member. This member has a slot 51 and .openings 52 for rivets or the like. This member is secured to the rail by means of rivets, instead oi by means ofthe bent portions 8.

The device is simple in construction and provides a window, door, or the like, with means for securing panels in place, and a window or door which is extremely light. Doors or windows made in the foregoing manner can be manufactured at slight eX- pense.

in Figure 7, T have shown :a rail which has a portion cut away, and in which a U- shaped member 61 is disposed. The member 61 has a lug 62 which takes the place of the molding 2. A rail of this construction is adapted for use in picture trames, signs, and the like. A backing of sheet metal or card board is disposed in the frame and bears against the .lugs 62.V The picture 66 and the glass 62 are then placed on the backing 65 and are held in place yby a molding 63 that is received in the slot 64 of the member 61. This frame is simple in construction and is readily assembled. rlhe lugs 62 do away with the molding 2 and one side of the rail 60. The open side of the rail 60 is disposed adjacent to the wall and is thereby hidden from view.

I claim:

1. A hollow metal rail having a longitudinal slot in one side thereof, an integral molding disposed'adjacent to and parallel with said slot, U-sh'aped members having their legs extending transversely across said rail, and means for securing said members to said rail, said members having slots therein alined with the slots in said rail, and a second molding having a portion disposed in said slots.

2. A hollow metal rail having a longitudinal slot in one. side thereof, an integral molding disposed adjacent to and'parallel with said slot, U-shaped members having their legs extending transversely across said rail, and means for securing said members to said rail, said means comprising integral portions bent so as to enga-ge with said members, said members having' slots therein alined with the slots in said rail, and a second molding having Va portion disposed in said slots.

3. A hollow metal rail made 'from a sin ple piece, said rail being rectangular in cross section and having' a longitudinal sl-ot in one of its sides, an integral molding `disposed adjacent to and parallel with saidvslot, U shaped members having their legs extending utransversely across said rail, said members havingslots in alinement with said iir-st named slot and having recesses therein, portions of said rail being bent into said recesses to secure said members to said rails, and a second molding having a portion disposed in said slots.r

4. A rail composed of an angle iron liaving its sides bent at right angles adjacent the edges thereof to provide a rail rectangular in cross section and having a portion out awa-y, a U-shaped member having its legs extending transversely across said rail, said member having a. slot therein andra lug disposed in a plane parallel with the plane of the slot, and a molding' having a portion receivable in said slot, said lug and molding being adapted to receive aA picture glass therebetween.

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